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PILLOW SHAM HOLDER.

Patented Jan. '29, 1889.

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No. 397,084. Patented Jan. 29, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE J. KRAUSHAAR, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND M. A. BOURKE, OF SAME PLACE.

PlLLO W-SHAM HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 397,084, dated January 29, 1889.

Application filed May 15, 1888- Serial No. 273,931. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that], GEORGE J. KRAUSHAAR, of Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pillow-Sham Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a front view of my improved pillow-sham holder raised. Fig. 2 is an enlarged front view of one of the lock-hinge pieces. Fig. 3 is a rear view thereof; Fig. a, a side view, and Fig. 5 an end View, of one of these pieces. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the bracket and spring, and Fig. 7 is a detail. Fig. 8 is a detail side view showing the holder raised. Fig. 9 is a similar view showing the same lowered.

This invention is an improvement in pillow-sham holders; and its objects are to provide a light, simple, adjustable frame, to improve the hinge-locking blocks thereof, and to provide improved wire spring-brackets therefor. Therefore the invention consists in the novel construction and adaptation of the parts of the holder which are clearly hereinafter described, and concisely stated in the claims.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates the holder, composed of two rectangular wire frames, 13 3, that are placed parallel and their side bars united by loops 1) b, which permit the holder to be longitudinally adjusted by telescoping them on each other.

C is a metallic clip, made in two pieces, united by a screw, and applied to the side bars of the frames 13, as shown, by which the frame can be looked after adjustment.

D D are transverse wires attached loosely to the side bars of the frames about centrally of the holder, and which are entwisted at center, as shown, to lock them together and form an X-brace for the holder, as is evident.

The holder is properly hinged to the headboard of a bedstead or where .desiredto hold a pillow-sham or tidy. I employ hinge lockpieces E E, as shown. These pieces are so bend the wires of each frame B that the ends will meet at the point of attachment of piece E, to which the wires are soldered, and the cross-piece 6 thus answers the purpose of a sleeve for uniting the ends of the wire.

The stem of each piece E is peculiarly formed. On one side projects a lug, F, by which the pieces are pivoted or hinged to proper supporting-brackets, J, as shown in the drawings. The stem is curved, as shown, and

on the side opposite lug F is arranged an outstanding curved flange, G. On the front edge of the stem is formed a longitudinal channel, g, and on the rear side is formed, between flange G and the stem, a channel, H, which is connected by a return-bend groove or cam, IL,

at the end of theflange, with the front face or edge of the stem, and on the front face of flange G is formed a cam portion, I. hen

the pieces E are pivoted by lugs F, a spring, M, as shown in the drawings, is arranged to bear against the said pieces in either channel 9 or H, according as to whether the holder is raised or lowered. Assuming the holder to be lowered, as shown. in Fig. 7, the spring would bear in channel. H and lock the holder in such position. Now if the holderbe raised the piece E, turning on its pivot, will depress the spring, which rides in channel H, until it is forced by the movement of the piece into groove 71., and as the piece is still further turned the spring is directed by said groove into contact with cam l, by which it is in turn directed into channel g, and as the pieces E have then. completed a one-half revolution the holderis properly raised, as shown,

and the springs seated in channel g lock the holder in such position, as will be apparentfrom the drawings. 7

7, is a stop on the stem of piece E, which engages spring M when the holder is lowered.

The pieces E are pivoted by lugs F in loopeyesjj, formed in bracket-pieces J J, which each consists of a single coiled and bent piece of wire, one end of which also forms the spring that engages the correspondingpiece. Brack- 10o ets .I are formed as follows, reference being a right angle of about the length and height of the bracket desired. Then at the extremity of one of the arms K of the angle is Formed the eye by bending the wire upon itselt. From this evethe wire is carried back toward the end of the other arm, 7r, which, when .it approximates it, is continued at 70' parallel with its end. There it is turned oil at about right angles and parallel with arm K, and bent back upon itself at It, extmiding a corl'esljlt'mding distance in theopposite direction and bent l liltk upon itself at I, the bends Ii 7 "Forming screw-eyes tor the passage of retaining-screws. From eye I the wire is taken back to the end of piece 7r and coiled around the same and part L" several times, binding the said partssecurelv together. Its end M is then carried forward beside and to eye j, where its extremity is bent into an eve, m. The part M is the swing, and the other portion of the wire forms a right-angled bracket, as shown. The brz'tckets J are secured to the bed-post or on other proper snp nn'ts by screws or other l'astenings passed through eves It I. The lugs 1* of pieces E are passed through evesj, respectively, of the brackets, and seen red therei n by means of washers f, the ends of the lugs being riveted over the washers.

The operation ot the device is apparent: from the foregoing, t'rom which it will be seen that the entire device is light, simple in action, and strong. The holder, being extensible, as described, can be readily titted in varying positions. The eye m on the end of spring ill prevents the catching of or tearing the shanls or tidies thereby. The end of arm l: of the bracket-wire is bent tnltwvard, as shown,so that when the coils are made around said arm it will be kept from vertical play, thus insuring rigidity ot the ln'aclcet.

ll laving described my invention, I claim 1. The combination of the holder-frame with the T-shaped loclehinge pieces E E, sccured to the holder-trame and havin a crosspicce, e, and a stem provided with convex and concave grooves on opposite sides, as described, and the brackets and locking-springs engaging said grooves to hold the frame in an elevated or lowered position, all substantially as specified.

E3. The combination of the llolder-trame and the T-shaped locking hinge-pieces E E, attached thereto, having a curved stem provided with convex and concave grooves on its opposite sides, with the brackets .I and. Springs M, formed of a continuous piece of wire bent as described, the sprii'ig's engagil'ig said grooves to hold the frame in elevated or lowered position, all substantially as specified.

53. The combination of the holder-franie composed of wire frames B B, united as described, and the hinge locking-pieces E E, secured to the respective frames I B by their cross piece c, and having a stem provided with concave and convex grooves on its opposite sides, and hinge-lug F on said stem, with the sup porting-brackets and locking-springs, substantially as described.

4-. The herein described locking hingepieces E E, having a channeled head, 0, and a curved stem connected centrally to said head. and formed with a flange, G, and channels g and H on opposite sides thereof, and cam I, and a lug, I on said stein, substantiall v as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE J.

Witnesses:

D. Z. IIERR, E. L. HERB.

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